Revolutions and Empires

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    Life of Morat

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    Life of Robespierre

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    Life of Danton

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    Life of Napoleon

  • The Fall of Bastille

    The Fall of Bastille
    Parisian revolutionaries and mutinous troops storm and dismantle the Bastille
  • The Death of King Louis XVI

    The Death of King Louis XVI
    Louis XVI was the last king of France in the line of Bourbon monarchs preceding the French Revolution of 1789. He was executed for treason by guillotine in 1793.
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    The Terror

    With civil war spreading from the Vendée and hostile armies surrounding France on all sides, the Revolutionary government decided to make “Terror” the order of the day (September 5 decree) and to take harsh measures against those suspected of being enemies of the Revolution (nobles, priests, hoarders).
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    Life of Karl Marx

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    Life of Tsar Nicholas II

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    Life of Rasputin

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    Life of Lenin

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    Life of Tratsky

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    life of Stalin

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    WWI

    was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.
  • Start of Russian Revolution

    Start of Russian Revolution
    began on March 8, 1917 (or February 23 on the Julian calendar), when demonstrators clamoring for bread took to the streets in the Russian capital of Petrograd (now called St. Petersburg). Supported by huge crowds of striking industrial workers.
  • Bolshevik Takeover

    Bolshevik Takeover
    It followed and capitalized on the February Revolution of the same year, which overthrew the Tsarist autocracy and resulted in a provisional government after a transfer of power proclaimed by Grand Duke Michael, brother of Tsar Nicolas II, who declined to take power after the Tsar stepped down
  • Birth of me

    Birth of me
    A new tree was born